NORFOLK, Va. – The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) will host the 2014 Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Championships on Saturday, November 1 at the Delaware State University (DSU) Outreach and Research Center in Smyrna, Del.

The championships will begin with the women’s five-kilometer race at 9:45 a.m., followed by the men’s eight-kilometer race at 10:30 a.m. For complete men’s and women’s cross country championship information, visit Championship Central at www.MEACSports.com

On the women’s side, Florida A&M looks to secure their consecutive title. The Lady Rattlers, who won the Berry College Invitational, and has runners placed in the top 15 in conference times this season. Effiey Kosgei paces FAMU after turning in a top time of 18:02.03 at the 5K Mountain Dew Invitational. The Morgan State Lady Bears won two meets, the Lid-Lifter Invitational and Hornet Invitational, and are led by Karen Escobedo, who recorded a top time of 18:06.80 at the Hornet Invitational. Maryland Eastern Shore captured three events as Barbora Blahutova recorded a time of 18:03.20 also at the Hornet Invitational.

Hampton’s Ce’aira Brown holds the top time in the MEAC on a 5K course this season with a time of 17:32.00 at the Virginia Union University Invitational.

The defending MEAC men’s champion Florida A&M Rattlers come into the meet seeking their third straight title. The Rattlers’ best finish came at the FLRunners.com Invitational with a fourth-place finish. Dieumy Duclos leads Florida A&M as he clocked a time of 28:29.10 at the 8K Embry-Riddle Classic. Maryland Eastern Shore won all five of its meets this year , led by Khalil Rmidi Kinini, who turned in a conference-leading time of 25:00.10 at the Cappy Anderson Invitational. North Carolina A&T captured a pair of first-place finishes led by Darren White, pacing the Aggies with a time of 26:01.30 at the HBCU Classic.

In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month, MEAC student-athletes will wear pink racing bibs, while the head coaches will wear pink ribbon pins during the competition. The MEAC encourages fans to wear pink in support of Breast Cancer Awareness month.

The 2014 MEAC Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Championships are free and open to the public.

The Delaware State University Outreach and Research Center is located on 884 Smyrna-Leipsic Road in Smyrna, Delaware.